KPCN-LP

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KPCN-LP
Shared-time with KPVN-LP
KPCN-LP logo.png
Frequency 95.9 MHz
BrandingRadio Movimiento
(Movement Radio)
Programming
Format Spanish Variety
Ownership
OwnerPineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
History
First air date
August 20, 2006 (2006-08-20)
Last air date
November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)
Former frequencies
96.3 MHz
Call sign meaning
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 133049
Class L1
ERP 31 watts
HAAT 53 meters (174 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 45°08′29″N122°51′21″W / 45.14139°N 122.85583°W / 45.14139; -122.85583
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website pcun.org

KPCN-LP (95.9 FM, "Radio Movimiento") was a low-power FM radio station licensed to serve Woodburn, Oregon, United States. The station, launched in 2006, was last owned by Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste ("Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United").

Contents

KPCN-LP station aired a Spanish-language variety radio format. [2] The station targets its programming at the special interests of farm workers. [3]

The station shared its program hours with KPVN-LP, a similar station owned by the Centro de Servicios para Campesinos ("Farmworkers' Service Center"). That station surrendered its license in a letter dated December 20, 2019, a month after KPCN-LP ceased operations.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 17, 2005. [4] The new station was assigned the KPCN-LP call sign by the FCC on June 13, 2005. [5] KPCN-LP received its license to cover from the FCC on November 28, 2006. [6]

On April 1, 2008, the station applied to the FCC for authorization to move from their licensed broadcast frequency of 96.3 MHz to 95.9 MHz. [7] On the same day, they applied for special temporary authority to broadcast on the lower frequency. [8] While as of September 7,2009, the Commission has only accepted the authorization request for filing, [7] they granted KPCN-LP the special temporary authority they sought on August 25, 2008, with a scheduled expiration date of February 25, 2009. [8] On that expiration date, the station filed for an extension of their special temporary authority but as of September 7,2009, the Commission has only accepted this extension request for filing. [9] It made its final broadcast on November 20, 2019, and its license was canceled on August 21, 2020, having been supplanted by the higher-power KTUP (98.3 FM).

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KPCN-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Kirk (September 8, 2009). "From a Porch in Montana, Low-Power Radio's Voice Rises". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPL-20010614AGZ)". FCC Media Bureau. May 17, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLL-20061114ADL)". FCC Media Bureau. November 28, 2006.
  7. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BPL-20080401BEH)". FCC Media Bureau. April 2, 2008.
  8. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BSTA-20080401BGT)". FCC Media Bureau. August 25, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BESTA-20090225ABG)". FCC Media Bureau. February 26, 2009.


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